ORIGINAL: Canoerebel
I think you're referring to Roberts' treatment of Benedict Arnold, which is fascinating and compelling.
Yes. In the time period and setting of the books, he was one of the best and brightest we had. His later actions have been demonized and extend to everything he ever was or did, but he once was a man anyone would follow into Hell itself. Lo, how the mighty fall and are surrounded by the craven.
And 'pig-nuts' and Campbell, Easton and Brown! And Hogendorp and ship design, and the best description I ever read about Valcour Bay. And Pompey's ultimate lobscouse; "Got everytin in it G'nl, and some ship braid, and a snapper turkle, yow!"
As you might imagine, I love these books. When I first read them, some 40 odd years ago, I simply had to get a copy of Philadelphia as seen from Cooper's Ferry. It was a print by Joseph Wood, done in 1801 and so perhaps well known to Kenneth Roberts, but out of his book's timeline. Nonetheless, I got one and it's one wall of my office, just opposite to "The Empress of China; In the Straits of Sunda, July 30 1784" by Raymond Massey.
Kenneth Roberts should be required reading for any young mind. A good movie (or two), righteously done, might prompt todays youth to read his stuff and maybe do a skoosh of critical thinking.
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